Kalle Järvinen

Kalle Järvinen (27 March 1903 – 25 August 1941) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1941, while serving in World War II, Järvinen was shot and killed by a fellow soldier during a fight. Both men were drunk at the time. The soldier was later court-martialed for killing Järvinen and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Kalle Järvinen
Järvinen in 1929
Personal information
Born(1903-03-27)27 March 1903
Jyväskylä, Finland
Died25 August 1941(1941-08-25) (aged 38)
Koirinvaara, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
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